
	Where results make sense

Topic: Dutch uncle

Related Topics

Dutch (disambiguation)

Going Dutch

Dutch courage

Dutch treat

Dutch

Dietsch

Dutch oven

List of common phrases based on stereotypes

Double dutch

Dutch wife

Scottish kiss

Greek sex

List of ethnic slurs

Pennsylvania Dutch

Normal for Norfolk

In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Dutch uncle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dutch uncle is a term for a person who sternly lectures, comments or criticizes with unsparing severity and blunt frankness, to educate, encourage or admonish someone, often with benevolent intent, as though an elder relative or "uncle."
		One thought is that the term originated in the early 1800s, this expression, often put as 'talk to one like a Dutch uncle', presumably alludes to the sternness and sobriety attributed to the Dutch.
		When the English and Dutch navy were combined during this period the English sailors viewed the Dutch with some resentment and unwanted advice or orders from Dutch sailors was referred to as being from "my Dutch uncle".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dutch_uncle (207 words)

	Going Dutch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Going Dutch is a slang term that means that each person eating at a restaurant or paying admission for entertainment pays for himself or herself, rather than one person paying for everyone.
		The Dutch were already internationally known as scrooges, and English rivalry with The Netherlands especially during the period of the Anglo-Dutch Wars gave rise to several phrases including Dutch that promote certain negative stereotypes.
		In Spain, "going Dutch" is attributed to Catalans, due to a stereotype that they are greedy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Going_Dutch (395 words)

	Chapter Dustman has arrived <i>to</i> Dwarfs of D by Brewer's Phrase & Fable
		Dutch gold is no gold at all; Dutch courage is no real courage; Dutch concert is no music at all, but mere hubbub; and Dutch auction is no auction, or increase of bids, but quite the contrary.
		Dutch Concert A great noise and uproar, like that made by a party of Dutchmen in sundry stages of intoxication, some singing, others quarrelling, speechifying, wrangling, and so on.
		Dutch School of painting is a sort of "pre-Raphaelite" exactness of detail without selection.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/255/1169/22513/1.html (524 words)

	Uncle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uncle Charlie Osborne, a musician from the Appalachian Mountains
		Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, a memoir by Oliver Sacks
		Uncle Fred, a character in the short stories and novels of P. Wodehouse
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uncle (303 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		Since 1608, Dutch (adj.) has been a "pejorative label pinned by English speakers on almost anything they regard as inferior, irregular, or contrary to 'normal' (i.e., their own) practice" [Rawson].
		Dutch treat (1887), Dutch uncle (1838), etc. -- probably exceeded in such usage only by Indian and Irish -- reflecting first British commercial and military rivalry and later heavy Ger.
		Dutch elm disease (1927) so called because it was first discovered in Holland (caused by fungus Ceratocystis ulmi).
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?term=Dutch (298 words)

	Crime Scene - a crime and mystery ezine - review "Dutch Uncle" by Peter Pavia, July/August 2005
		While Dutch Uncle is his first foray into fiction, Peter Pavia is also the author of several non fiction books including "The Cuba Project" and he is also co-author of "The Other Hollywood" with Legs McNeil.
		The Dutch Uncle of the title is Manfred Pfiser, a larger than life Miami drug dealer who has embraced the Miami party lifestyle with what one might call a truly gay abandon.
		Dutch Uncle is a brilliant first novel from a talented writer.
	www.crimescenescotland.com /articles_review_dutch_uncle_july_august_2005.htm (976 words)

	Bookreporter.com - DUTCH UNCLE by Peter Pavia
		DUTCH UNCLE is Pavia's first work of fiction; this is somewhat hard to believe, as this assured, steady tale of Miami Beach losers and bottom feeders contains the best elements of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and Richard Stark while still possessing and maintaining its unique voice.
		He is almost immediately set to get in trouble again, putting his freedom on the line when he is recruited to deliver a "package" of dubious legality for the grand fee of $200.
		DUTCH UNCLE (and Pavia) needs to be on your must-read list.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0843953608.asp (466 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Dutch Uncle.
		Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Dutch Uncle.
		Uncle is the Latin notion of pat’ruus, “an uncle,” “severe guardian,” or “stern castigator.” Hence Horace, 3 Od.
		3, “Metuentes patruæ verbera linguæ” (dreading the castigations of an uncle’s tongue); and 2 Sat.
	www.bartleby.com /81/5533.html (94 words)

	Review \| Dutch Uncle by Peter Pavia
		Set in Miami Beach in 1996, Dutch Uncle unfolds in multiple third-person points of view -- from the vantage of the criminals, as well as the Miami police.
		Dutch Uncle is a flashy crime caper abundant in nubile South Beach lovelies with tanned bodies and miniature dogs, dangerous Cuban thugs boasting arcane monikers and vengeful tempers, and a fashionista party scene straight out of CSI: Miami.
		With a plot twist at the end guaranteed to catch the reader off-guard, Dutch Uncle proves Peter Pavia to be one of the fresher, brighter voices in the hard-boiled genre today.
	www.januarymagazine.com /crfiction/dutchuncle.html (1267 words)

	The Netherlands : Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dutch people have a passion for detail that would boggle the mind of a statistician -- and a sense of order and propriety that sends them into a tailspin if you mess things up.
		The Dutch themselves are a moderate, conservative lot, whose stable history in a small, densely populated land has led them to seek social consensus rather than confrontation whenever possible.
		The uniquely Dutch combination of tolerance and individualism impacts on areas of personal and social morality that in other countries are still red-button issues.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=214&catID=0214020043 (1116 words)

	Re: Do the Dutch
		Dutch treat (which antedates and explains "go Dutch") refers to the frugality for which the Dutch were once famous.
		#Dutch courage: the English obtained their gin from ports which in those days were Dutch, like Antwerp.
		Dutch uncle, I believe, refers to a scolding uncle whose nephews are also Dutch, especially since the usual usage is in a simile, such as "...like a Dutch uncle...." Double Dutch, also mentioned in the Archive, is now used for a type of urban rope skipping using two ropes.
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/26/messages/777.html (448 words)

	Dutch Uncle - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dutch Uncle is a modern day rock band that resides in central Ohio.
		Dutch Uncle does not borrow all it's styles, while it looks to these bands as references,..
		Dutch Uncle does not borrow all it's styles, while it looks to these bands as references, they bring in a complete style of music that is completely their own.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,1189412,00.html (232 words)

	Sammy's Place: Sammy's Educational Job Links: Florida Public School Districts with Job Listings. 10th Year of Operation
		Dutch is the English word for the language that people who live in The Netherlands speak.
		Dutch is almost identical to the standard form of Flemish, but don't tell a Belgian that.
		A Dutch uncle is a stern and reproving person, usually the pragmatist in the group.
	home1.gte.net /bruggink/language.html (984 words)

	NewsPro Archive
		Instead, Dutch people, the butts of centuries of English wisecracks about supposed cowardice and miserliness, were left wondering on Thursday whether the term was a new put-down or a long-overdue sign of respect.
		A "Dutch treat" is no treat at all; "Dutch courage" comes from a bottle; one meaning of "double Dutch" is doubletalk; and a "Dutch uncle" is not really a relative.
		And then there's the problematic Dutch wife, which the OED defines in several ways -- including "an open frame of ratan or cane used in the Dutch Indies, etc. to rest the limbs upon in bed" -- most of which are not appropriate for the under-18 set.
	www.thediscouragingword.com /archives/arc1.shtml (3770 words)

	Urban Dictionary: dutch oven
		In the days when most families lacked modern stoves, and depended on the fire-place hearth for their cooking, a dutch oven could be filled with bread dough, lidded and buried in hot embers in order to bake the bread.
		Nowdays, the dutch oven is usually placed atop the stove to cook beans and stews, though sometimes it is still used in a conventional oven to cook bread loaves and baked beans.
		In some areas, the dutch oven is referred to as a "dutchie." This is claimed by the surviving members of Musical Youth as the "dutchie" in the lyric: "pass the dutchie from the left-hand side." from their one hit song.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=dutch+oven (773 words)

	"Dutch" Profile - Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns Athletic Network
		"Dutch" was coach, confessor, uncle and trusted friend to many visiting this website, and laid the foundation, over many years, for what would evolve into the most exciting run of major college basketball in the storied history of the university.
		Webster's defines Dutch uncle as he who admonishes sternly and bluntly, and we have all seen that side of "Dutch"; but we also know the caring and hugely compassionate ally he became when all the world seemed aligned against us.
		One of "Dutch's" fondest memories was of such a trip in 1940 to north Louisiana where on four successive nights they played Louisiana College, Northwestern, Centenary College and La Tech.
	www.athleticnetwork.net /site62.php (896 words)

	Gizmodo : The Mystery of Datch Waifu, Solved!
		'Dutch Wife' describes a rattan bolster used in hot, humid countries to keep a sleeper's limbs suspended away from their sticky sheets, "called thus because it was round, fat and just lay there." More than likely it originates from outside of Japan, and is possibly even a term they picked up from the English.
		When a Dutch man was stationed in a country (I forgot which) in Southeast Asia a long time ago, he found that it was so hot even at night that he could hardly sleep.
		Dutch wife: An open frame constructed of cane, originally used in the Dutch East Indies and other hot countries to rest the limbs in bed; also a bolster used for the same purpose.
	www.gizmodo.com /archives/the-mystery-of-datch-waifu-solved-009326.php (556 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Gunman kills Dutch film director
		Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam, Dutch police say.
		The film Submission told the story of a Muslim woman forced into an arranged marriage who is abused by her husband and raped by her uncle.
		Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said "it is unacceptable if expressing your opinion would be the cause of this brutal murder".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/3974179.stm (394 words)

	08/28/03: Scary... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Though liguistically(?) these are indeed synonymous with each other, but in Dutch, 'lul' has almost no value at all for flaming purposes.
		A Dutch synonym for 'lul' is 'pik', but because of its antiquity(?) it is actually used as a friendly term ('Hey pik, hoe gaat 't ermee?' > 'Hey dude, how's it going?')
		But we Dutch use it far too often, when in fact most Yanks will substitute it with the much softer sounding 'crap'.
	www.mrcranky.com /movies/medallion/89/0.html (431 words)

	HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE - Replace Liberal with Morally Decayed by Mike Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Local and tourist pedophiles, the most unrepentent of dirty old men, roam the land with impunity since the 1990 national “reform” legislation lowered the age of sexual consent to 12 (think of your own children and grandchildren when they were that age, one year shy of being even a teenager).
		The only Dutch “treat” today is physically, mentally and socially ruinous, and exemplified by 210 Amsterdam “coffee shops” that really are dens for foreign and domestic marijuana users, and 75 “bars” for hash heads.
		All these sad details of Dutch decay are important because it goes a long way toward explaining what is happening, and not happening, in Dutch-owned Aruba, an island speck that is a world away geographically but only a heartbeat away culturally from the motherland.
	www.humaneventsonline.com /article.php?id=7843 (1173 words)

	Questions & Answers: Terms using Dutch
		The Dutch were powerful, they were the enemy, they were the bad guys, and their name was taken in vain at every opportunity.
		Examples from the time of the Dutch wars include Dutch reckoning, a bill that is presented without any details, and which only gets bigger if you question it, and a Dutch widow, a prostitute.
		However, a Dutch auction is strictly not a member of this set, since it refers to a real practice, still used today for example in the Netherlands to sell flowers and other produce.
	www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-dut1.htm (376 words)

	Cool and Phat 4/9/99 (JMcQ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The night began with Dutch Uncle, a wonderous local band playing for an hour and a half, followed by a band from Kentucky, Chiaroscuro.
		Their tracklist was pretty much the same as the last cool and phat show, but to stretch out time until Chiaroscuro came, bombed on a few improv songs.
		Quite a few of the songs were acoustic versions, which still had the energy of Dutch Uncle.
	www.neufutur.com /Shows/coolphat3.html (357 words)

	U.S. Marshal Donald "Dutch" Dixon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Most will tell you he got it from the term "Doing the Dutch" which is what police call it when the suspect is killed or "falls down the stairs" while in an officer or officers custody.
		Melissa Dixon revealed in the "For Better, For Worse" episode it comes from Dixon being called "Ronny's Dutch Uncle." Dixon had a brother named Ronny who was slow and often picked on by the other kids.
		Dutch drives a Mercedes S Class and carries a Desert Eagle.45 caliber handgun on him at all times.
	www.torgo.us /renegade/dixon.htm (351 words)

	Dutch
		A bargain settled over drinks, the Dutch being formerly reputed to be steady drinkers.
		Imitation gold leaf is made from it, hence the name Dutch leaf.
		An open frame constructed of cane, originally used in the Dutch East Indies and other hot countries to rest the limbs in bed; also a bolster used for the same purpose.
	homepages.cwi.nl /~sjoerd/dutch.html (636 words)

	Since you asked - July 26, 2002
		A Dutch uncle is understood to be a man who likes to give stern lectures.
		A Dutch uncle may be well-intentioned today, but "Dutch" references in English during England’s colonial rivalry with the Netherlands took on pejorative tones that in many cases have lasted for centuries.
		According to the Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, "Dutch courage" was liquor, a "Dutch defense" was a surrender, and "Dutch reckoning" is a guess.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2002/0726/local/stories/07local.htm (208 words)

	Akimbo, Sliced Bread, Dutch Uncles, Chimera, Mickey Finn and Those Pesky Oxymorons
		The phrases "Dutch act," meaning "suicide," and "Dutch uncle," meaning someone who is not your uncle but gives you advice as if he were, are both linguistic relics of a low point in relations between England and The Netherlands.
		Back in the 17th century, when both countries were building their global empires, their intense rivalry found an outlet in a wide range of popular sayings invented by each country to insult the other.
		Some, such as "Dutch uncle," were probably originally meant to be more insulting than we consider them today.
	www.word-detective.com /back-h.html (1697 words)

	Stupid Question ™
		Is he “someone not your uncle who gives you advice as though he was,” or merely “someone close enough to speak directly”?
		They all worked by using “Dutch” to indicate a reversal of common practice: in a “Dutch treat,” there was no treat; in a “Dutch auction,” the bidding amount was reduced until someone bid the lowest possible amount.
		“Dutch uncle” is as positive or negative as its user intends it to be.
	archives.stupidquestion.net /sq83100.html (487 words)

	The TTABlog: TTAB Dismisses 2(d) Opposition: "UNCLE DUTCH" Not Confusingly Similar to "VON DUTCH"
		Applicant Richard M. Betts, nephew of the late Kenneth Howard, who was also known as "Von Dutch," survived a Section 2(d) challenge to his application to register the mark UNCLE DUTCH for jewelry.
		Opposer Von Dutch Originals, LLC relied on three registrations for the mark VON DUTCH (in block-letter and stylized form) for clothing, stationery, and eyewear, but its evidentiary offerings fell short of proving likelihood of confusion.
		Turning to the substantive issues, the Board noted Applicant's claim that he adopted the UNCLE DUTCH mark because his uncle was a "big influence on him." Betts "clearly knew that his uncle's business alias was 'Von Dutch," although it was not clear how much Betts knew about Opposer's VON DUTCH trademark registrations.
	thettablog.blogspot.com /2006/04/ttab-dismisses-2d-opposition-uncle.html (641 words)

	Comments on 12729 \| Ask MetaFilter
		This page is called "A Brief History of Dutch Ovens." It draws from a book called "Dutch Ovens Chronicled, Their Use in the United States" by John G. Ragsdale, published by the University of Arkansas Press.
		Characteristic of or attributed to the Dutch; often with an opprobrious or derisive application, largely due to the rivalry and enmity between the English and Dutch in the 17th c.
		One reason the pejorative "Dutch" was applied to this appliance is that it's kind of a 'cheater' oven.
	ask.metafilter.com /mefi/12729 (1494 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)